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Sterling Hitchcock

Sterling Alex Hitchcock

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: April 29, 1971 in Fayetteville, NC
High Schools: Armwood HS (Seffner, FL), Armwood HS (Armwood, FL)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 9th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Signed June 14, 1989. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1992 (Age 21)
Teams (by GP): Padres/Yankees/Mariners/Cardinals 1992-2004
Agents: Tommy Tanzer [*]
Final Game: August 22, 2004 (Age 33)
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1992 21 NYY AL 0 2 .000 8.31 3 3 0 0 0 0 13.0 23 12 12 2 6 0 6 1 0 0 68 48 2.231 15.9 1.4 4.2 4.2 1.00
1993 22 NYY AL 1 2 .333 4.65 6 6 0 0 0 0 31.0 32 18 16 4 14 1 26 1 2 3 135 91 1.484 9.3 1.2 4.1 7.5 1.86
1994 23 NYY AL 4 1 .800 4.20 23 5 4 1 0 2 49.1 48 24 23 3 29 1 37 0 0 5 218 110 1.561 8.8 0.5 5.3 6.8 1.28
1995 24 NYY AL 11 10 .524 4.70 27 27 0 4 1 0 168.1 155 91 88 22 68 1 121 5 2 5 719 99 1.325 8.3 1.2 3.6 6.5 1.78
1996 25 SEA AL 13 9 .591 5.35 35 35 0 0 0 0 196.2 245 131 117 27 73 4 132 7 1 4 885 93 1.617 11.2 1.2 3.3 6.0 1.81
1997 26 SDP NL 10 11 .476 5.20 32 28 1 1 0 0 161.0 172 102 93 24 55 2 106 4 2 6 693 75 1.410 9.6 1.3 3.1 5.9 1.93
1998 27 SDP NL 9 7 .563 3.93 39 27 3 2 1 1 176.1 169 83 77 29 48 2 158 9 1 11 743 99 1.231 8.6 1.5 2.4 8.1 3.29
1999 28 SDP NL 12 14 .462 4.11 33 33 0 1 0 0 205.2 202 99 94 29 76 6 194 5 2 15 892 102 1.352 8.8 1.3 3.3 8.5 2.55
2000 29 SDP NL 1 6 .143 4.93 11 11 0 0 0 0 65.2 69 38 36 12 26 1 61 5 0 4 292 87 1.447 9.5 1.6 3.6 8.4 2.35
2001 30 TOT MLB 6 5 .545 5.63 13 12 0 1 0 0 70.1 89 46 44 6 21 0 43 3 1 3 323 78 1.564 11.4 0.8 2.7 5.5 2.05
2001 30 SDP NL 2 1 .667 3.32 3 3 0 0 0 0 19.0 22 9 7 1 3 0 15 1 0 1 85 122 1.316 10.4 0.5 1.4 7.1 5.00
2001 30 NYY AL 4 4 .500 6.49 10 9 0 1 0 0 51.1 67 37 37 5 18 0 28 2 1 2 238 70 1.656 11.7 0.9 3.2 4.9 1.56
2002 31 NYY AL 1 2 .333 5.49 20 2 11 0 0 0 39.1 57 29 24 4 15 3 31 1 0 1 193 81 1.831 13.0 0.9 3.4 7.1 2.07
2003 32 TOT MLB 6 4 .600 4.72 35 7 8 0 0 0 87.2 91 50 46 14 32 4 68 1 0 3 383 91 1.403 9.3 1.4 3.3 7.0 2.13
2003 32 NYY AL 1 3 .250 5.44 27 1 8 0 0 0 49.2 57 33 30 6 18 3 36 0 0 1 221 81 1.510 10.3 1.1 3.3 6.5 2.00
2003 32 STL NL 5 1 .833 3.79 8 6 0 0 0 0 38.0 34 17 16 8 14 1 32 1 0 2 162 110 1.263 8.1 1.9 3.3 7.6 2.29
2004 33 SDP NL 0 3 .000 6.33 4 4 0 0 0 0 21.1 22 15 15 5 8 0 14 0 0 1 91 62 1.406 9.3 2.1 3.4 5.9 1.75
13 Yrs 74 76 .493 4.80 281 200 27 10 2 3 1285.2 1374 738 685 181 471 25 997 42 11 61 5635 90 1.435 9.6 1.3 3.3 7.0 2.12
162 Game Avg. 10 11 .493 4.80 40 28 4 1 0 0 182 194 104 97 26 67 4 141 6 2 9 797 90 1.435 9.6 1.3 3.3 7.0 2.12
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
NYY (7 yrs) 22 24 .478 5.15 116 53 23 6 1 2 402.0 439 244 230 46 168 9 285 10 5 17 1792 88 1.510 9.8 1.0 3.8 6.4 1.70
SDP (6 yrs) 34 42 .447 4.47 122 106 4 4 1 1 649.0 656 346 322 100 216 11 548 24 5 38 2796 91 1.344 9.1 1.4 3.0 7.6 2.54
STL (1 yr) 5 1 .833 3.79 8 6 0 0 0 0 38.0 34 17 16 8 14 1 32 1 0 2 162 110 1.263 8.1 1.9 3.3 7.6 2.29
SEA (1 yr) 13 9 .591 5.35 35 35 0 0 0 0 196.2 245 131 117 27 73 4 132 7 1 4 885 93 1.617 11.2 1.2 3.3 6.0 1.81
AL (8 yrs) 35 33 .515 5.22 151 88 23 6 1 2 598.2 684 375 347 73 241 13 417 17 6 21 2677 89 1.545 10.3 1.1 3.6 6.3 1.73
NL (7 yrs) 39 43 .476 4.43 130 112 4 4 1 1 687.0 690 363 338 108 230 12 580 25 5 40 2958 92 1.339 9.0 1.4 3.0 7.6 2.52

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1992 21 NYY AL 13.0 3 3 12 8.31 4.28 -0.13 0.15 100.0 4.56 -5 -0.5 -0.0 -0.4 -4 .336 .497
1993 22 NYY AL 31.0 6 6 18 5.23 4.61 0.23 0.16 98.7 4.48 -2 -0.2 -0.0 0.1 1 .461 .499 $109,000
1994 23 NYY AL 49.1 23 5 24 4.38 5.33 -0.02 -0.04 97.0 5.15 4 0.4 1.5 -0.0 0.9 10 .517 .502 $112,000
1995 24 NYY AL 168.1 27 27 91 4.87 5.10 0.06 0.19 99.1 5.18 6 0.6 -0.1 2.2 26 .523 .504 $125,000
1996 25 SEA AL 196.2 35 35 131 5.99 5.42 0.33 0.21 99.3 5.26 -19 -1.7 -0.1 0.2 8 .452 .490 $235,000
1997 26 SDP NL 161.0 32 28 102 5.70 4.59 -0.82 0.16 96.1 5.35 -7 -0.7 2.4 -0.1 0.6 8 .480 .496 $1,200,000
1998 27 SDP NL 176.1 39 27 83 4.24 4.66 -0.32 0.14 95.4 4.88 13 1.3 1.4 -0.1 2.7 28 .535 .508 $2,250,000
1999 28 SDP NL 205.2 33 33 99 4.33 5.17 0.13 0.19 92.8 4.85 11 1.1 -0.1 2.7 31 .533 .507 $3,500,000
2000 29 SDP NL 65.2 11 11 38 5.21 4.95 -0.06 0.18 95.4 4.95 -2 -0.2 -0.0 0.3 4 .482 .499 $6,100,000
2001 30 SDP NL 19.0 3 3 9 4.26 4.73 -0.31 0.18 93.5 4.88 1 0.1 -0.0 0.3 3 .543 .501 $6,000,000
2001 30 NYY AL 51.1 10 9 37 6.49 4.83 -0.43 0.17 100.7 5.47 -6 -0.6 .9 -0.0 -0.1 0 .442 .496
2002 31 NYY AL 39.1 20 2 29 6.64 4.78 -0.41 -0.25 101.3 5.01 -7 -0.7 .6 0.0 -0.2 -3 .465 .496 $4,936,719
2003 32 NYY AL 49.2 27 1 33 5.98 4.94 -0.28 -0.30 96.9 4.77 -7 -0.6 .6 0.0 -0.1 -1 .477 .496 $6,000,000
2003 32 STL NL 38.0 8 6 17 4.03 4.53 -0.05 0.09 95.5 4.46 2 0.2 .6 -0.0 0.5 5 .522 .501
2004 33 SDP NL 21.1 4 4 15 6.33 4.85 -0.06 0.19 85.8 4.37 -5 -0.4 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .391 .497
13 Seasons 1285.2 281 200 738 5.17 4.96 -0.11 0.14 96.6 5.04 -23 -1.9 1.0 -0.7 9.5 114 .493 .499 $30,567,719
NYY (7 yrs) 402.0 116 53 244 5.46 4.98 -0.09 0.05 99.0 5.07 -18 -1.6 .9 -0.1 2.4 29 .486 .499 $11,282,719
SDP (6 yrs) 649.0 122 106 346 4.80 4.84 -0.26 0.17 94.4 4.98 12 1.3 1.6 -0.4 6.4 71 .510 .501 $19,050,000
STL (1 yr) 38.0 8 6 17 4.03 4.53 -0.05 0.09 95.5 4.46 2 0.2 .6 -0.0 0.5 5 .522 .501
SEA (1 yr) 196.2 35 35 131 5.99 5.42 0.33 0.21 99.3 5.26 -19 -1.7 -0.1 0.2 8 .452 .490 $235,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1995 24 NYY AL ALDS L SEA 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 9 2.400 10.8 5.4 10.8 5.4 0.50
1998 27 SDP NL NLDS W HOU 1 0 1.000 1.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 21 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 16.5
1998 27 SDP NL NLCS W ATL 2 0 1.000 0.90 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.0 5 1 1 0 8 1 14 0 0 2 42 1.300 4.5 0.0 7.2 12.6 1.75
1998 27 SDP NL WS L NYY 0 0 1.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 2 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 25 1.333 10.5 1.5 1.5 10.5 7.00
2001 30 NYY AL ALDS W OAK 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 1.667 15.0 6.0 0.0 6.0
2001 30 NYY AL WS L ARI 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 13 0.250 2.3 0.0 0.0 13.5
3 Yrs (6 Series) 4 0 1.000 1.76 9 4 1 0 0 0 30.2 23 8 6 4 11 2 41 1 0 2 123 1.109 6.8 1.2 3.2 12.0 3.73
2 ALDS 0 0 5.79 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 7 4 3 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 22 1.929 13.5 5.8 3.9 5.8 1.50
1 NLDS 1 0 1.000 1.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 21 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 16.5
1 NLCS 2 0 1.000 0.90 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.0 5 1 1 0 8 1 14 0 0 2 42 1.300 4.5 0.0 7.2 12.6 1.75
2 WS 1 0 1.000 0.90 3 1 1 0 0 0 10.0 8 2 1 1 1 0 13 0 0 0 38 0.900 7.2 0.9 0.9 11.7 13.00

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1992 21 NYY AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1993 22 NYY AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1994 23 NYY AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 24 NYY AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1996 25 SEA AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 26 SDP NL 32 61 50 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 30 .100 .151 .100 .251 -30 5 2 0 8 0 0 1
1998 27 SDP NL 39 56 50 5 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 21 .140 .157 .140 .297 -18 7 0 0 5 0 0 1
1999 28 SDP NL 33 71 61 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 34 .082 .125 .082 .207 -44 5 1 0 7 0 0 1
2000 29 SDP NL 11 23 22 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
2001 30 TOT MLB 13 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .125 .125 .125 .250 -32 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 30 SDP NL 3 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .125 .125 .125 .250 -32 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2001 30 NYY AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 31 NYY AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 32 TOT MLB 35 14 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .083 .083 .083 .167 -56 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
2003 32 NYY AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 32 STL NL 8 14 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .083 .083 .083 .167 -56 1 0 0 2 0 0 /1
2004 33 SDP NL 4 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 /1
13 Yrs 281 240 210 14 19 0 0 0 5 0 1 7 112 .090 .120 .090 .210 -43 19 5 0 23 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 138 121 8 11 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 65 .090 .120 .090 .210 -43 11 3 0 13 0 0
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
NYY (7 yrs) 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDP (6 yrs) 122 226 198 14 18 0 0 0 5 0 1 7 107 .091 .122 .091 .213 -42 18 5 0 21 0 0
STL (1 yr) 8 14 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .083 .083 .083 .167 -56 1 0 0 2 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 130 240 210 14 19 0 0 0 5 0 1 7 112 .090 .120 .090 .210 -43 19 5 0 23 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1992 21 NYY AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1993 22 NYY AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $109,000 /1
1994 23 NYY AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $112,000 1
1995 24 NYY AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $125,000 1
1996 25 SEA AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $235,000 1
1997 26 SDP NL 32 61 -10 -1 0 0 9 -2 -0.2 2 -0 -0.2 .493 .499 -0.2 0.0 -0 $1,200,000 1
1998 27 SDP NL 39 56 -9 -0 0 0 8 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 -0.0 1 $2,250,000 1
1999 28 SDP NL 33 71 -14 -0 0 0 11 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .491 .498 -0.3 0.0 -1 $3,500,000 1
2000 29 SDP NL 11 23 -7 0 -0 0 4 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.4 .468 .498 -0.4 -0.0 -3 $6,100,000 1
2001 30 SDP NL 3 8 -1 -0 0 0 1 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .482 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $6,000,000 /1
2001 30 NYY AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
2002 31 NYY AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $4,936,719 1
2003 32 NYY AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $6,000,000 1
2003 32 STL NL 8 14 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .486 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /1
2004 33 SDP NL 4 7 -2 0 -0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .470 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 /1
13 Seasons 281 240 -46 -2 0 0 36 -11 -1.3 7 -4 -1.3 .496 .500 -1.2 0.1 -4 $30,567,719
NYY (7 yrs) 116 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.1 1 $11,282,719
SDP (6 yrs) 122 226 -43 -2 0 0 33 -11 -1.2 7 -4 -1.2 .491 .499 -1.2 -0.0 -4 $19,050,000
STL (1 yr) 8 14 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .486 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1
SEA (1 yr) 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $235,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1995 24 NYY AL ALDS SEA L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 27 SDP NL NLDS HOU W 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 27 SDP NL NLCS ATL W 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0
1998 27 SDP NL WS NYY L 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
2001 30 NYY AL ALDS OAK W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 30 NYY AL WS ARI L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (6 Series) 9 9 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .222 .222 .444 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALDS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rdrs Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1992 NYY AL 21 P 3 3 0 13.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.38 0.67 .955 1.73 1.70 1 1 50% 34% 0
1993 NYY AL 22 P 6 6 0 31.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.16 0.67 .952 1.80 1.78 3 2 40% 36% 1
1994 NYY AL 23 P 23 5 1 49.1 10 1 7 2 0 .800 1.46 0.35 .956 1.71 1.71 2 5 71% 31% 3
1995 NYY AL 24 P 27 27 4 168.1 16 4 12 0 1 1.000 0.86 0.59 .960 1.79 1.77 23 4 15% 31% 4
1996 SEA AL 25 P 35 35 0 196.2 32 6 23 3 2 .906 1.33 0.83 .960 1.77 1.76 12 14 54% 30% 8
1997 SDP NL 26 P 32 28 1 161.0 27 4 21 2 1 .926 1.40 0.78 .953 1.85 1.84 26 9 26% 32% 5
1998 SDP NL 27 P 39 27 2 176.1 23 6 17 0 2 1.000 1.17 0.59 .961 1.85 1.84 16 2 11% 32% 1
1999 SDP NL 28 P 33 33 1 205.2 32 7 24 1 0 .969 1.36 0.94 .951 1.72 1.71 21 7 25% 29% 4
2000 SDP NL 29 P 11 11 0 65.2 9 0 9 0 0 1.000 1.23 0.82 .962 1.74 1.72 9 3 25% 32% 2
2001 TOT MLB 30 P 13 12 1 70.1 10 3 7 0 0 1.000 1.28 0.77 .956 1.75 1.74 10 0 0% 29% 0
2001 SDP NL 30 P 3 3 0 19.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.95 0.67 .960 1.75 1.73 0 0 0
2001 NYY AL 30 P 10 9 1 51.1 8 3 5 0 0 1.000 1.40 0.80 .955 1.75 1.74 10 0 0% 29% 0
2002 NYY AL 31 P 20 2 0 39.1 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 1.37 0.30 .957 1.69 1.67 1 1 50% 32% 1
2003 TOT MLB 32 P 35 7 0 87.2 10 3 5 2 1 .800 -3 -6 0.82 0.23 .957 1.79 1.74 10 3 23% 30% 2
2003 NYY AL 32 P 27 1 0 49.2 7 2 4 1 1 .857 -2 -8 1.09 0.22 .957 1.74 1.71 9 3 25% 30% 2
2003 STL NL 32 P 8 6 0 38.0 3 1 1 1 0 .667 -1 -5 0.47 0.25 .957 1.85 1.82 1 0 0% 31% 0
2004 SDP NL 33 P 4 4 0 21.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0.42 0.25 .960 1.86 1.82 1 0 0% 28% 0
13 Seasons P 281 200 10 1285.2 182 36 136 10 7 .945 -3 -5 1.20 0.61 .957 1.78 1.76 135 51 27% 31% 31
13 Seasons TOT 281 200 10 1285.2 182 36 136 10 7 .945 -3 -18 1.20 0.61 .957 1.78 1.76 135 51 27% 31% 31
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rdrs Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Awards (yr lg award)
1998 NL NLCS MVP

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1995 AL  8.287 (10th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1998 NL  8.064 (8th)
1999 NL  8.490 (2nd)
Career  6.979 (112th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1999 NL  194 (6th)

Games Started s c a p y
1996 AL  35 (2nd)
1999 NL  33 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1995 AL  4 (8th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1995 AL  1 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1997 NL  24 (10th)
1998 NL  29 (9th)

Hits s c a p y
1996 AL  245 (9th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
Career  2.117 (225th)

Losses s c a p y
1999 NL  14 (4th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1996 AL  117 (10th)
1997 NL  93 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1998 NL  11 (6th)
1999 NL  15 (1st)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1996 AL  3 (3rd)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1995 AL  1.000 (1st)
1998 NL  1.000 (1st)

Youngest s c a p y
1992 AL  born 1971-04-29 (2nd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 11 (1438), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 9 (1034), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1738), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (942nd), 8.2 career WAR/9.1 7yr-peak WAR/8.7 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 72.6 career WAR/50.0 7yr-peak WAR/61.3 JAWS

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  3. Chris Knapp (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Jeff Francis (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Scott Karl (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Esteban Loaiza (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Adam Eaton (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Jeff Francis (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Joey Hamilton (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Jamie Moyer (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
199322New York Yankees$109,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199423New York Yankees$112,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199524New York Yankees$125,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199625Seattle Mariners$235,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
199726San Diego Padres$1,200,0001997 AP survey
199827San Diego Padres$2,250,00011/23/98 USA TodayIncludes $50,000 earned bonus
199928San Diego Padres$3,500,0004/6/99 USA Today
200029San Diego Padres$6,100,0004/5/00 AP
200130San Diego Padres$6,000,0004/6/01 USA Today
200231New York Yankees$4,936,7194/3/02 AP
200332New York Yankees$6,000,0004/3/03 AP
Career to date (may be incomplete)$30,567,719
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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